The exercise was, by and large, peaceful, DGP Neelmani said. A man identified as Subhash Sharma was shot dead by unidentified assailants about 500 metre away from booth no 124 at the Kurtha assembly seat in Arwal district, but the DGP said that it was not related to the elections.

Altogether 292 persons were detained and around 125 vehicles including 86 motorcycles,

seized Neelmani said.

Official sources said Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan's son-in-law

and party nominee Mrinal Paswan was detained together with seven supporters for creating disturbance in a constituency in Rajgir.